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Title: Undead Or Alive (2007) |
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Review of Undead Or Alive
- Death becomes them...In this unusual take on the Old West an innocent cowboy Luke (Saturday Night Live's Chris Kattan) with his reluctant new partner Elmer (James Denton TV's Desperate Housewives) fleece a crooked sheriff and attempt to disappear in the desert. Only Geronimo's smart and beautiful niece Sue (Navi Rawat TV's Numb3rs) can help them solve a mysterious Indian curse and escape from Sheriff Zombie's bloodthirsty posse. Will romance between Luke and Sue blossom or will the undead permanently keep them apart?Special Features:Commentary with Chris Kattan James Denton Navi Rawat and director Glasgow PhillipsTwo "Making of" featurettesPreviews5.1 Dolby Digital Surround soundSpanish subtitlesClosed captioningSystem Requirements:Running Time: 91 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/COWBOYS Rating: R UPC: 014381450224 Manufacturer No: ODD4502DVD
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- Posted on 2008-05-07
WOW
wow was this a good zomedy. chris katan is my hero. haha. on a serious note i was overly surprised at how good this movie was. great zombie action and comedy. this movie is a must for any zombie collection
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-04-09
just ok
I am a zombieophile so I try to see and read all things zombie. This film was just ok. I laughed once or twice. Not a fan of the new fangled zombies that talk and think but the story had some cute moments. Wouldn't bother with this film unless you REALLY like the zombie genre.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2008-04-07
Zombies everywhere are rolling over in their grave
Not much life in this picture. Ok, bad joke. But seriously, zombie stock is going down after this half-dead attempt.
Really, how hard is it too screw this one up? A comedy with zombies and hot chicks in the Old West? I wasn't expecting Shaun of the Dead brilliance, but this one doesn't come anywhere close.
PROBLEMS:
1. This one just wasn't funny. I've laughed more at funerals.
2. Chris Kattan. He can't act, and he's as humorous as leukemia.
3. Zombie make-up looked basically like a green mudd mask.
4. Zombies that run, talk, shoot guns, and sword fight?
5. Nudity was scant, a glimpse at a topless zombie chick.
6. Some decent beheadings, but otherwise not enough blood and gore.
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Zombie lovers, you can probably skip this one. Just rewatch Shaun of the Dead.
Score: 2 - Posted on 2008-03-27
Welcome to Zom...er Dry Gulch
I wasn't sure what to expect from this one. A low budget western zombie picture starring B-level actors had me suspecting a huge bomb, but I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. Whether this is due to the movie being entertaining or merely a beneficiary of zero expectations I am not certain. James Denton seemed authentic as a seasoned western soldier, Chris Kattan wasn't as annoying as he could have been, and Navi Rawat was easy on the eyes if not a very convincing Native-American. The effects were decent for a low budget film and wisely used its cheap cgi as little as possible (mostly some explosions.) I have to say that that the ending caught me a little off-guard with enough of a twist to be surprising, but not entirely out of left field. Undead or Alive is a decent enough picture if you like zombies, westerns, and comedies but not necessarily in that exact order or combination.
Score: 3
- Posted on 2008-02-26
A silly yet fun zombie comedy with a Western bite
Undead or Alive is part of a flood of direct-to-dvd zombie movies trying to milk this new golden age of zombie flick resurgence of the past couple years. It stars SNL alum Chris "Corky Romano" Kattan, Desperate Housewives' James Denton and Numb3rs' Navi Rawat. The movie takes the zombie premise and puts it into an Old West setting involving a curse put into motion by Apache warrior and hero, Geronimo. Undead or Alive is not what most would call as an example of film's greatest achievement. The film on the other hand does end up becoming a fun, silly zombie comedy in an Old West setting.
The movie itself doesn't seem to take itself seriously and this shows in the irreverent attitude the actors have. It doesn't mean they sleepwalk through their scenes and just say their lines with rote, but they seem to know how ridiculous a movie they're in and have fun with it. This is especially true with the ever-irreverent Chris Kattan as the weak-link Luke to James Denton's more seasoned Elmer and Rawat's spunky Sue. The dialogue is as silly as the title and the premise with enough Old West cliche in-jokes and out-of-place modern references to make one put their face in their palm and groan with resigned amusement. But this wouldn't be a proper zombie movie if the most important ingredient wasn't mentioned and that would be the gore.
For a direct-to-dvd movie with a cast of barely-known actors Undead or Alive manages to pull off the gore factor quite admirably. Limbs are pulled off and blood splashes against walls. There are times where the effects betray its low-budget roots, but by the time these happen one either has bought into and enjoying Undead or Alive or probably has already turned off the movie and went on to something else.
Undead or Alive won't win many awards and if they do it probably won't be for anything to be proud of. The filmmakers and actors did create a fun little Western zomcom with performances that won't embarrass the viewer for having even seen it. While it's not something to place in one's collection of movies to watch over and over again this little zombie comedy is something that would entertain for a sitting when there's nothing else to do or see.
Score: 3